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Stinkfly is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Lepidopterran from the planet Lepidopterra.
Appearance
Ben as Stinkfly
Stinkfly has a bug/insect body and four insect-like flat legs with two arms, whose hands are human-style ones with three clawed fingers. He has four pedunculated eyes that are pretty small. These eyes are linked directly to the sides of his huge head. His wings are light green and very fragile with lines on them, and his limbs are a brown-greenish color.
In the original series, Stinkfly wore a white sleeveless jumpsuit with black lining which covered most of his body including his head and tail, his hands had a black coloration similar to fingerless gloves, and his eyes were yellowish-orange. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on the top of his forehead.
In Don't Drink the Water, 4-year-old Stinkfly (dubbed Stinkyfly) has a smaller body and pupils in his eyes.
In Ultimate Alien, Stinkfly's eyes were recolored green and he no longer wore gloves. 16-year-old Stinkfly wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest in the Ultimate Alien intro, though it was on his forehead in Heroes United.
In The Forge of Creation, 10-year-old Stinkfly looked the same as in the original series, except his eyes and Omnitrix symbol were recolored green and he no longer wore gloves.
In Omniverse, 11-year-old Stinkfly looks mostly the same as in Ultimate Alien but with bigger wings, lighter skin, larger eyes and pupils, a bigger body and tail, and a slightly redesigned stinger. His clothes are white with black stripes and is spread only until his forehead.
16-year-old Stinkfly looks the same as his 11-year-old self, except that he is taller and the white portions of his clothing are recolored green. Much like his younger self, the Omnitrix symbol is located on his forehead.
Kevin as Stinkfly
Kevin's Stinkfly looked the exact same as Ben's did in the original series, but with a darker color scheme and without an Omnitrix symbol.
Ben 10,000 as Stinkfly
Ben 10,000's Stinkfly's body style was almost the same as his 10-year-old self, with the only differences being that his eyes were longer with black pupils, his stinger and legs were larger, and his clothes were in inverted colors similar to Ben 10,000's first outfit.
Powers and Abilities
Stinkfly possesses four insectoid wings that allow quick and agile flying, and can change directions at exceptional paces.
Stinkfly can excrete high pressured streams of liquid from the pollen ducts located inside of his eyestalks and mouth. These liquids can be both a flammable toxin or an immobilizing adhesive, enough for him to swing from it by his mouth.[1] His slime is also capable of putting out fires.[2] His stink comes from the oils he secretes to keep his exoskeleton joints moving.[pop-up 1][3]
Stinkfly's black tail is extremely sharp with a stinger-like end that can tear and rend through steel almost effortlessly.[4]
Stinkfly's exoskeletal body is fairly strong, allowing him to survive unscathed while being smashed through buildings and being caught inside a large explosion.
Stinkfly possess enhanced dexterity, being able to operate a cell phone with his three-fingered hands.[5]
Stinkfly has great strength in proportion to his body, being able to carry heavy loads while maintaining steady flight. He could even still fly while Vilgax was hanging on his tail end, barely being weighed down by the latter's immense size and weight.[6]
Stinkfly has 360-degree vision, as he is able to move two eyes at the back of his head and keep the other two eyes at the front of his head.
As a toddler, Stinkfly was able to emit a powerful herbicide via flatulation, which is capable of killing plant-like creatures.[7]
Weaknesses
A more minor inconvenience is Stinkfly's odor, which can be a problem if he is trying to hide from anything or anyone that can smell.
Stinkfly is extremely weak to any kind of chemical, poison, or gas.
Although his exoskeleton body is fairly strong, Stinkfly's wings are very fragile. Water is especially a problem for him, as it can render him incapable of flight if he gets too much on his wings.[1][8] Furthermore, he cannot swim very well due to the small surface area of his limbs.
Stinkfly seemed to have trouble carrying an overweight Max while flying to the temple of Ek Chuaj,[9] meaning that he may only be able to carry very heavy things for a short time.
Stinkfly can be tied in place by his tail.[10]
Stinkfly is vulnerable against electricity, as shown when he was shocked trying to attack Phil as Terroranchula.[11]
Being a Lepidopterran, Stinkfly's goo can be neutralized by the fog of his natural predator, the Buglizard.[12][11]
History
Ben 10
- Stinkfly first appeared in Washington B.C., where he saved Gwen from the Mutant Cockatiel and defeated Dr. Animo.
- In The Krakken, Stinkfly battled Jonah Melville and his crew until the former escaped with an unconscious Captain Shaw.
- In Tourist Trap, Stinkfly scared a kid in a car and saved a truck driver from a fire.
- In Kevin 11, Stinkfly escaped the police with Kevin.
- In Secrets, Stinkfly defeated two Drones, but was defeated and reverted by Vilgax.
- In The Big Tick, Stinkfly freed Max and Gwen from some tentacles and fought the Great One's followers.
- In Framed, Kevin used Stinkfly four times.
- In Camp Fear, Stinkfly flew over Camp Opinicon while Gwen dropped athlete's foot powder all over the spores that were created by the Mycelium in order to destroy them.
- In Ultimate Weapon, Stinkfly flew Gwen and Max to the temple of Ek Chuaj.
- In Tough Luck, Stinkfly attempted to rescue a man hanging from a helicopter, but was later rescued by Lucky Girl.
- In They Lurk Below, Stinkfly saved Gwen and Eddie from drowning and escaped some Cyber Squids. After he fell in the water and couldn't fly, they made their way some vents and found some speedboats.
- In Back with a Vengeance, Stinkfly appeared five times. Firstly, Stinkfly flew a man back to his boat. Secondly, he spat slime into Gwen's pudding as a prank. Later, he escaped Kevin 11 before turning into Four Arms. Then, he was briefly seen with Max and Gwen before reverting. Lastly, in the Null Void, Stinkfly escaped from Vilgax before running into Gwen and was forced to surrender after Vilgax grabbed her.
- In Ben 10,000, Stinkfly tried to help Future Four Arms fight Future Dr. Animo, but was restrained by the former.
- In A Change of Face, Stinkfly stopped a fire caused by Charmcaster and was caught in her spell before being knocked out of it by Gwen.
- In Merry Christmas, Stinkfly acted as a reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh.
- In Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures, Stinkfly and Gwen spied on Abel North.
- In The Return, Stinkfly caught some escaped prisoners.
- In Don't Drink the Water, four-year-old Stinkfly, Stinkyfly, defeated Hex's mutated plants.
- In Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, Stinkfly briefly appeared when the Omnitrix malfunctioned.
- In Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1, Stinkfly caught some criminals.
- In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Stinkfly battled the Evil Way Big only to change back for a short time. Later, Stinkfly was chased by Retaliator.
- In The Forge of Creation, Stinkfly was defeated by Ultimate Aggregor.
5 years prior to Omniverse
- In A Jolt from the Past, Stinkfly was defeated by a Megawhatt.
- In Of Predators and Prey: Part 2, Stinkfly teased Gwen and battled Terroranchula.
Ultimate Alien
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Stinkfly was unlocked by Ben 10,000.
- In Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United, Stinkfly appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector 13, Ben mentioned being able to turn into Stinkfly, implying that he has transformed into him at least once offscreen prior to this episode.
Omniverse
- In Of Predators and Prey: Part 1, Stinkfly fought Buglizard.
- In Of Predators and Prey: Part 2, Stinkfly escaped from Slamworm.
- In Malefactor, Stinkfly was dunked in the Ben 10: Dunk Tank.
- In Malgax Attacks, Skurd used Stinkfly's wings while Blukic and Driba tried to remove him from the Omnitrix.
- In A New Dawn, Stinkfly appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Future (Original)
- In Ben 10,000, Stinkfly was defeated by Vilgax, so he switched into XLR8.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- Washington B.C. (first appearance)
- The Krakken
- Tourist Trap
- Kevin 11
- Secrets
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Ben 10,000 (selected alien was Four Arms)
- A Change of Face
- Merry Christmas
- Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures
- The Return (selected alien was Four Arms)
- Season 4
- Don't Drink the Water
- Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
- Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (x2)
- Kevin
- Season 2
- Framed (x4)
- Ben 10,000
- Season 3
- 10-year-old Ben
- Season 2
- The Forge of Creation (first reappearance by 10-year-old Ben)
- 16-year-old Ben
- Flashback
- Specials
- 11-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- A Jolt from the Past (first reappearance)
- Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
- 16-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 (intended alien was Humungousaur)
- Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
- Season 2
- Malefactor (cameo)
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
- Skurd
- Season 8
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Fear Itself
- A Villain a Day
- Sonic Boom
- Captured!
- Dora Flora
- Alien Data Files: Stinkfly
- Ben 10: Omniverse
- Parallel Paradox
Video Games
Ben 10
Stinkfly is a playable alien in the game.
Naming and Translations
Language | Name | Origin |
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Albanian | Thumbuesi | From thumbuesi meaning the stinger |
Bulgarian | Жило (Žilo) | From жило (žilo),sting |
Chinese | 滑翔金刚 | From 滑翔 (Huá Xiáng), gliding, and 金刚 (Jīn Gāng), Vajra |
Croatian | Žalac | From žalac, the sting |
Dutch | Stinkvlieg | From stink, and vlieg, fly |
Finnish | Haisukoi | From haista, stink, and koi, moth |
French | Le Dard | From le dard, the stinger |
German | Minijet | From minijet, mini jet |
Greek | Βρωμοπεταλούδας | From βρώμα, stink, and πεταλούδα, butterfly |
Hebrew | עוקץ | From עוקץ, sting |
Hungarian | Reppencs | Reppencs is a slang of a flying creature |
Italian | Pungiglione | From pungiglione, sting |
Japanese | スティンクフライ | From スティンク (sutinku), stink and フライ (furai), fly |
Korean | 슈퍼플라이 | From 슈퍼, super-, and 플라이, fl |
Norwegian | Stinkers | From stinkers, stink |
Polish | Mucha | From mucha, fly |
Portuguese (Br) | Insectóide | From insectóide, insectoid |
Romanian | Stinkfly | From the original English name |
Russian | Жук-Навозник Жук (Žuk) Навозный жук Летающий Жук |
From жук-навозник, dor-beetle From жук (žuk), beetle From навозный жук, dung-beetle From летающий, flying and жук, beetle |
Serbian | Смрдибуба (Smrdibuba) | From смрдибуба (smrdibuba), Stinkfly |
Spanish (HA) | Insectoide | From insecto, insect; and -oide, -oid. |
Spanish (Spain) | Libélulo | From libélulo, dragonfly |
Turkish | Pul Kanat | From pul, flake, and kanat, wing |
Trivia
- Stinkfly was the first alien Ben named onscreen.[13]
- Stinkfly's slime feels like a mix of rubber, cement, and warm oatmeal.[CN 1]
- In Destroy All Aliens, the texture of Stinkfly's head was taken from a plant, while the texture of his wings was taken from that of an actual insect's.[AC 1]
- Throughout the Classic Continuity, Stinkfly speaks in a gravelly voice.
- In Don't Drink the Water, Stinkfly's voice is high-pitched.
References
Cartoon Network U.K.
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Pop-ups
Audio Commentary
See Also
- Stink Arms (fusion of Stinkfly and Four Arms)